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Fanboy is a low budget independent film that comes with the drawbacks common to the independent world: less-than-perfect actors, limited quality video, and music that doesn't always fit perfectly. Despite this, it delivers on a lot of fronts that are usually neglected: for one, it's genuinely funny. The protagonist, "Fanboy", is a rare combination of comedic talent, convincing banter, and good-guy likability. The film scores extra points for a female lead that proves you don't have to be anorexic to be sexy, especially since the supporting cast shows plenty of access to Hollywood-type "hotties". Throw in a shake-up of the usual guy-screws-up-and-does-big-thing-to-win-girl-back formula- along with a little Shakespeare- and you've got quite the memorable movie. While obviously not perfect, this movie went beyond a few chuckles and had me laughing out loud several times- a feat well worthy of it's score: I give it a three out of four. |
| Fanboy is a mish mash of a movie. In that I mean it shows the potential of the film makers as film makers by having quite a few high points but equally having low points as well. So is it good? Well, not good or bad but entertaining.
Fanboy is about, well, a fan boy though not as extreme as fanboys really are. This fanboy fins love in a comic shop. Then the movie quickly goes from a geek movie to a romance movie. Nothing too original in the plot but some of the dialogs and acting is pretty funny. The acting is done pretty well by the male cast. As the lead Brian Kubach did a spectacular job of acting. He reminds me of a Dean Cain but with something very much his own. I can see this guy going places. Bryan Jalovec plays his friend Leroy. Bryan has a good sense of comic timing and is a very stand out type of actor. I could almost see Bryan and Brian doing a buddy movie together. Both acting styles mesh well as the straight man and his comic sidekick. The rest of the male cast played character parts and did so adequately or over the top as caricatures of people in and around comic books. The females were another story. The acting seemed forced and kind of reminded me of a high school actors in a play. Lucy Finely (Beth) actually did a decent job compared to the other actresses but she played a role that seemed a bit unbelievable to me. I mistook this movie for another movie called "Fanboys" (which apparently keeps getting pushed back from the studios, ugh) but I am glad I got to see it. Like I said, there is a lot of potential here and the movie is entertaining (especially for comic geeks). If you don't mind the look of under the radar dv movies then I'd say your not wasting time watching this. I'd give it a nice Grade of B.
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The beginning was decent, simple, and straightforward. Do people really shake themselves awake like that? Just seems a little corny, but not bad for an independent film. Good intro to the character. The Star Trek quote was a nice touch. The comic-book store scene worked really well. Not much to critique. Alex and his friend have good chemistry, they seem to interact well. Timing so far has been quite good and I have laughed out loud a couple times. It's nice to see that the actress who plays Beth is not an overly-skinny Hollywood type. I for one like an average size girl. And I think more people will find your movie believable because of it. Well, now that it's over, first let me say I thought it was really great. I can tell you guys didn't have a great budget; that's not to say it hurt the film. I could just tell by some of the lighting, the audio problems, and the rudimentary camera work. But I still really enjoyed it. I think the camera work makes it more real. The comedy was great; the timing on the jokes was well done. The story was great. It reminded me a lot of films like "Office Space" and "Free Enterprise". That is a huge compliment. I love those movies. It's hard to find a lot of fault with the film. Keep up the good work. I look forward to seeing more of it in the future. |